Sexual exploitation involves taking nonconsensual or abusive advantage of another for the purposes of sexual arousal or gratification, financial gain, or other personal benefit. Examples of sexual exploitation include:
(1) Transmitting, distributing, publishing, or threatening to transmit, distribute, or publish photos, video, or other recordings or images of a private and sexual nature, including consensual sexual activity, without the consent of the subject(s);
(2) Taking, making, sharing, or directly transmitting photographs, films, or digital images of the private body parts of another person without that person's consent;
(3) Prostituting another person; or
(4) Knowingly allowing another to surreptitiously watch otherwise consensual sexual activity.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.20.130. WSR 17-15-068, § 478-121-153, filed 7/14/17, effective 8/18/17.]